purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods; being in short supply
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
bread flour (high gluten); strong flour; hard flour
cost price; purchase price; cost; production cost; manufacturing cost; prime cost
rich person; wealthy person
rearguard; rear guard; back (player)
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
blow; shock; strike; batting
offensive strength; offensive power; striking power
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
(fully) exposed; bare; uncovered; in full view; undisguised; broad (accent)
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
(another's) daughter; young lady
to speak brazenly; to never shut up
cheap article; poor-quality article
inexcusable; unjustifiable; sorry; remorseful; excuse me; (I'm) sorry
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
spineless; backboneless; timid; cowardly; weak-kneed
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
quarreling; wrangling; argument; fuss
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
pipe; tube; wind instrument; vessel; duct; counter for tube-shaped objects
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously